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| Rights groups welcome order to free man jailed for unionist murder |
| Monsters and Critics, 2011-03-02 |
The Cambodian Center for Human Rights said there had never been any credible evidence linking Thach Saveth to the crime.
Its president, Ou Virak, blamed 'at best' incompetence in the judiciary for the original verdict and at worst manipulation for political ends. |
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| Verdict overturned in union murder |
| Radio Free Asia, 2011-03-02 |
| Deutsche Presse-Agentur quoted Ou Virak, president of the Cambodian Center for Human Rights as saying that the judiciary suffered “at best” from incompetence in issuing the original sentence and at worst from corruption in furthering a political aim. |
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| Government officials defend need for NGO law |
| Voices of America News, 2011-03-01 |
Ou Virak, head of the Cambodian Center for Human Rights, said he met with Baer on his visit and remains concerned Cambodia does not need a law specifically for NGOs.
Cambodia already has counter-terrorism laws, an anti-corruption law and a penal code to address wrongdoings of organizations, he said. |
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| UN rights envoy faces balancing act in Cambodia |
| Inter Presse Service, 2011-02-25 |
Ou Virak, president of the Cambodian Centre for Human Rights said "He has all the room in the world [to criticise], But if his objective is not to offend Mr. Hun Sen and the Cambodian government, then he has no room at all."
Virak said he believes Subedi has managed to balance the two sides so far, though it may well be because a Cambodian government still dependent on international donors realises that it must tolerate his presence. |
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| Poll finds border a key issue |
| The Phnom Penh Post, 2011-01-24 |
Ou Virak President of the Cambodian Center for Human Rights said the government has learned it can benefit politically from border issues.
“In the past, the government has never mentioned border issues,” |
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| Mixed reaction to graft inquiries |
| The Phnom Penh Post, 2011-01-14 |
Ou Virak president of Cambodian Center for Human Rights said that for the moment, it was still “too early to tell” what the implications of the government’s recent efforts would be.
“With an arrest, we’ll have to assume that they’re all still innocent until a court proves them guilty,” he said. “It looks to be a positive step, but I think certainly a first step. Certainly, we’ll have to have more steps to come.” |
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